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CONTENTS
A Special Disaster Assistance Offering
Outdoor Worship This Sunday Afternoon
Emergency Needs of Those Affected by the Hurricane
In addition to holding in prayer those affected by Hurricane Harvey, this Sunday, September 3, we will also receive a special Disaster Relief Offering to support the work of Presbyterian Disaster Assistance as they respond to the emergency and ongoing needs of those affected. Gifts can be made by using the special envelopes in the pew racks or by writing "Disaster Relief" on the memo line of a check made payable to Fourth Presbyterian Church.

Gifts can also be made online at our website by clicking on "To Make a Gift" at the top left of the page and from there selecting the "Disaster Relief" fund.

You can also give by texting "fourthchurch" to 73256 (standard text messaging rates may apply).
Join Us for Jazz at Four around the Fountain!
It's the weekend of the Jazz Festival--so what better Sunday to take our weekly Jazz at Four communion service outdoors again to the Michigan Avenue courtyard than this Sunday afternoon, September 3!

Come be part of worship by the fountain, enjoy the music of the Lucy Smith Quartet, and share fellowship with other worshipers while surrounded by summer's beauty.
 
Time:
   Sunday, September 3
   4:00 p.m.
 
Place:
   Michigan Avenue Courtyard
fourNeeded: 10,000 Snacks by October 1!
Helping Feed Our Neighbors in Need
Every two months Fourth Church and Chicago Lights distribute 10,000 individually packaged snack items to neighbors who come to us in need of food.
 
These items are added to the bag lunches served on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays by Fourth Church Meals Ministry and to the emergency snack packs given to guests of the Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center.
 
To ensure we have sufficient snack items for our lunches and packs this September and October, we are working to collect 10,000 items by October 1.
 
These items--boxes of single servings of granola bars, chips, pretzels, and fruit cups--can be dropped off at the reception desk. 
 
Together we can reach the goal--and continue to sustain our ministry of feeding those who are hungry! 
 
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eclipseNew Academy Classes Begin Sept. 10
A Brief Statement of Faith; Architecture of Faith
Mark your calendar for two new adult education opportunities that begin next Sunday:
 
"The Language of Discipleship: A Brief Statement of Faith"
     Led by Jeff Doane
     at 9:30 a.m.
 
"The Architecture of Faith: Exploring Sacred Spaces"
     Led by Suzanne Morgan
     at 11:00 a.m.
 
You can read the full descriptions of these Academy for Faith and Life classes at www.fourthchurch.org/academy 
worship Worship This Week
Sunday, September 3, 2017
8:00 a.m.
Communion
Matt Helms, 
Associate Pastor

9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Shannon J. Kershner, 
Pastor

4:00 p.m.
Jazz Communion Outdoors
Abbi Heimach-Snipes,
Pastoral Resident 
Worship bulletin
for this coming Sunday is available online Friday afternoon at www.fourthchurch.org/worship/this-week.html
 
"News and Opportunities"
is the weekly printed newsletter distributed with the Sunday bulletin and is available online Friday afternoon at  www.fourthchurch.org/news/2017/090317no.pdf

Sermons
from previous weeks are posted online at www.fourthchurch.org/sermons 

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Concerts at Fourth Church
All concerts are free unless ticket information is noted.
 
Friday, September 8         
Jillian Gardner, organist
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
 
Friday, September 15       
Thomas E. Gouwens, organist
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary             
 
Friday, September 22       
John W. W. Sherer, organist
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary              
 
Friday, September 29      
Kateri Gormley, soprano           
Brian Locke, piano
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
 
A complete concert schedule is available online. 
 
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volunteer Volunteer at Fourth Church
There are several ways to get involved in the mission and ministry of Fourth Church. See below for just some of the details!

Current Volunteer Needs
Individuals to staff the Book Nook during the 12:00 noon Sunday Coffee Hour
 
Tutors to work with students of the Chicago Lights Tutoring program one evening a week at the church
 
Taizé service greeters and liturgists on the fourth Friday evening of each month in Buchanan Chapel
 
Ushers for Jazz at Four, the 4:00 p.m. communion service on Sundays in the Sanctuary 
 
Unless otherwise noted, to sign up for volunteer opportunities or to learn more about them--as well as additional volunteer opportunities--stop by Coffee Hour on Sunday morning or email Robert Crouch, Director of Volunteer Ministry.
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